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Young Designers Express their Pandemic Experience in American Hardwood

This month (September), visitors to the London Design Museum will be able to see the results of American Hardwood Export Council’s collaboration with leading design magazine Wallpaper.

Cattle Rendering is an Unsung Sustainability Success Story

Without the rendering industry, U.S. landfills would be at capacity in just four years. That’s according to Kent Swisher, the president and CEO of the North American Renderers Association.

USDA NIFA Invests $5.4M in Biobased Products Research to Stimulate Trade Opportunities

The investments are focused on bioprocessing, bioengineering, biofuels, and biobased products research in the last 12 months to support trade initiatives.

America the Beautiful to Conserve 30 Percent of Lands and Waters by 2030

America the Beautiful outlines President Biden’s vision for a voluntary nationwide effort to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. But how much will change given that American farmers have been focused on stewardship of the land for decades?

Pandemic ‘Revolution’ Leads to Record Organic Food Sales

U.S. organic food sales in 2020 were up a record 12.8% to a new high of €46 billion ($56.4 billion), representing almost 6% of U.S. food sales.

FAO ‘Walks the Talk’ on Climate

The FAO of the UN has reached a ‘turning point’ in its approach to the environment. It has set an ambitious target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030.

Cutting Leather Use Would Have a Significant Environmental Impact, Finds L&HCA

It would damage the environment, create more waste, increase greenhouse gases, and drive more demand for cheap, often polluting substitutes.

Leather and Hide Council of America Targets Zero Waste and Transparent Supply Chain

L&HCA, responsible for almost half the worldwide trade in hides, set out a goal to reduce waste by using every hide from the dairy and meat industry and expand its traceability program developed with NGOs.

Pandemic Drives Demand for Sustainable Products, Finds U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

Two-thirds of clothing brands and retailers in the UK and U.S. have seen a rise in demand for sustainable products in the past 12 months.

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Signs Up 300 Members in Six Months

Brands, retailers, mills and manufacturers that have signed up for the system include Gap Inc. and its Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands, as well as UK retailers Next Plc. and Byford.

A Century of American Sustainability in Practice

Supported by more than a century of environmental sustainability regulation, the U.S. shows that it shares the world’s values through innovation, improvement, and a legacy of commitment to global sustainability.

The Search for the Next “Slow Fashion” Leather Designer is On

The Leather & Hide Council of America is taking its successful student design competition global. This year, students from around the world will be able to compete in an open […]